Decision to close schools to be made on ‘data given to me’: Punjab education minister

LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Saturday said that the provincial government has not made any decision with regard to either letting schools remain open or closing.

There has been a lot of criticism on the provincial governments of Pakistan for letting schools function despite the surge in coronavirus cases across the country.

“If I close the Schools people are not happy. If I keep the schools open people are not happy. Let me just inform everyone that decision will be made on DATA that is being given to me. Lives matter the most. Zero pressure on me from either side. Sensible decisions have to be made,” he tweeted.

If I close the Schools people are not happy. If I keep the schools open people are not happy. Let me just inform everyone that decision will be made on DATA that is being given to me. Lives matter the most. Zero pressure on me from either side. Sensible decisions have to be made.

— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) November 21, 2020

Earlier, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani had announced that the provincial government hadn’t made any decision yet on whether schools will be closed or not.

“The educational steering committee’s meeting today was a consultative meeting where the recommendations of the federal government were discussed with committee member in detail,” he tweeted.